Show HN: BetterYoo - Recurring Reminders In Your Pants (opens in new tab)

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33 pointsRobMcCullough15y ago13 comments

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hugh315y ago· 2 in thread

Hmm. I had to look at a lot of pages before I figured out the pricing model -- first three reminders are free, and it costs you money after that.

I think it's a tricky business from a value proposition point of view. What advantage does it have over, say, Google Calendar?

RobMcCulloughOP15y ago

Frankly, I agree with you on the tricky aspect. I knew it was a competitive space when I started. Ultimately, I hope ease of use and good customer experience will be our strong point. I wouldn't try to set my Grandma up with Google Calendar, but I already have her using BetterYoo xD

ChuckMcM15y ago

Its a category I think of as 'hard interfaces' to soft data.

I agree that its a bit too light weight to make into a business just yet as there are easy substitutions (GCalendar and Exchange offer similar functionality) But as a subscription service / API for another web property to hook into (a middleware layer if you will) it might get some traction with an e-vite or a Meetup type site.

d0m15y ago· 2 in thread

Pretty cute, easy to signup and get going. But now, it's spamming me lots of confirmation code even though I've already confirmed the first one and got access to my control panel!

RobMcCulloughOP15y ago

Sorry about that =O - If you wouldn't mind e-mailing me the confirmation codes you received I can fix that up lickety split. rob [at] betteryoo [dot] com

I would really appreciate it!

d0m15y ago

No problem. In fact, the second I wrote that message, it stopped from sending new confirmation messages. I think it happened because I toggled off/on a message.. Is that possible?

minalecs15y ago· 1 in thread

I did a similar service but had to shut it down because people were using it to spam other people.. basically send stupid texts by putting in their friends numbers. I would get complaints because of limited texts or txt do cost money and this was an issue of reoccurring texts. I haven't tried your product but how do you solve this problem ?

RobMcCulloughOP15y ago

I have a simple confirmation process to ensure the person signing up is actually the owner of the phone.

NickC_dev15y ago· 1 in thread

I really like this idea. What tech are you using? Twilio API?

What kind of advertising do you have in mind?

RobMcCulloughOP15y ago

Hi Nick, thanks for the kind words! It's running on LAMP. I did not use the Twilio API, although I am planning on using them later to enable BetterYoo to receive text messages. So far, I built it all myself.

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niketdesai15y ago· 1 in thread

Did you get the in your pants thing from the Punchd pitch by chance? :)

See below @26:53

http://www.livestream.com/500startups/video?clipId=pla_71863...

RobMcCulloughOP15y ago

Yup, although I don't think the tagline was exclusive to Punchd. Maybe I mis-interpreted it, but I thought they were saying for all the mobile startups. Seeing as if the phone is in your pants...

benwerd15y ago

I'm not sure I'd pay for this, given I already have Remember the Milk and Google Calendar. But I do agree that all elevator pitches are improved by adding "in your pants".

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13 comments

13 comments · 6 top-level

hugh315y ago· 2 in thread

Hmm. I had to look at a lot of pages before I figured out the pricing model -- first three reminders are free, and it costs you money after that.

I think it's a tricky business from a value proposition point of view. What advantage does it have over, say, Google Calendar?

RobMcCulloughOP15y ago

ChuckMcM15y ago

Its a category I think of as 'hard interfaces' to soft data.

d0m15y ago· 2 in thread

Pretty cute, easy to signup and get going. But now, it's spamming me lots of confirmation code even though I've already confirmed the first one and got access to my control panel!

RobMcCulloughOP15y ago

Sorry about that =O - If you wouldn't mind e-mailing me the confirmation codes you received I can fix that up lickety split. rob [at] betteryoo [dot] com

I would really appreciate it!

d0m15y ago

No problem. In fact, the second I wrote that message, it stopped from sending new confirmation messages. I think it happened because I toggled off/on a message.. Is that possible?

minalecs15y ago· 1 in thread

RobMcCulloughOP15y ago

I have a simple confirmation process to ensure the person signing up is actually the owner of the phone.

NickC_dev15y ago· 1 in thread

I really like this idea. What tech are you using? Twilio API?

What kind of advertising do you have in mind?

RobMcCulloughOP15y ago

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niketdesai15y ago· 1 in thread

Did you get the in your pants thing from the Punchd pitch by chance? :)

See below @26:53

http://www.livestream.com/500startups/video?clipId=pla_71863...

RobMcCulloughOP15y ago

Yup, although I don't think the tagline was exclusive to Punchd. Maybe I mis-interpreted it, but I thought they were saying for all the mobile startups. Seeing as if the phone is in your pants...

benwerd15y ago

I'm not sure I'd pay for this, given I already have Remember the Milk and Google Calendar. But I do agree that all elevator pitches are improved by adding "in your pants".

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